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Cet-4-1.19-Exercise 01Are people suffering from gadget overload? Are they exhausted by the consumer equivalent of the brain fatigue – information overload – that is caused by constant updates of devices and online media? Underwriters Laboratories issued a report last week that found 48% of consumers “feel high-tech manufacturers bring new products to market faster than people need them.” What is the finding in Underwriters Laboratories’ report about many consumers?

A. They feel products are updated faster than needed.
B. They are especially wise in making investments.
C. They have good connections in the government.
D. They are tired of the constant updating of devices.

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Cet-4-1.19-Exercise 02The study, which followed more than 2,000 healthy adults between the ages of 18 and 60, found that certain mental functions – including measures of abstract reasoning, mental speed and puzzle-solving – started to dull as early as age 27. What does the new study find about mental functions?

A. They reach a peak at the age of 20 for most people.
B. Some of them begin to decline when people are still young.
C. They are immeasurable.
D. They are unpredictable.

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Cet-6-1.19-Exercise 01Some 50 studies show that companies that commit to such aspirational goals as zero waste, zero harmful emissions, and zero use of non-renewable resources are financially outperforming their competitors. Conversely, it was found that climate disruption is already costing $1.2 trillion annually, cutting global GDP by 1.6%. Unaddressed, this will double by 2030. What is the finding of the studies about companies committed to environmental goals?

A. They make greater contributions to human progress than their rivals.
B. They indicate the future direction of media reform.
C. They do much better than their counterparts in terms of revenues.
D. They signify the popularity of interactive advertising.

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Cet-6-1.19-Exercise 02Across the board, American colleges and universities are not doing a very good job of preparing their students for the workplace or their post-graduation lives. This was made clear by the work of two sociologists, Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa. In 2011 they released a landmark study titled “Academically Adrift,” which documented the lack of intellectual growth experienced by many people enrolled in college. In particular, Arum and Roksa found, college students were not developing the critical thinking, analytic reasoning and other higher-level skills that are necessary to thrive in today’s knowledge-based economy and to lead our nation in a time of complex challenges and dynamic change. What is Arum and Roksa’s finding about higher education in America?

A. It has experienced dramatic changes in recent years.
B. It is a simple solution to a tangled problem.
C. It helps fill the executive board with talents.
D. It fails to prepare students to face the challenges of modern times.

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